Monday, August 31, 2009

When Gen. William Snow arrived in Washington, D.C., to direct the buildup of the artillery for the Allied Expeditionary Force, he thought his office ought to have stationary reflecting the importance of the task.

His request was rejected. Rather than fund this excessive extravagance, it was suggested the general purchase a rubber stamp to mark his correspondence.

Note: this one should be in our Toxic Treadmill blog, too... at a time when our country needs all the protection it can get, at a time when we need our military more than ever, they're cutting funding??? Ah, this one needs to go in my Bizarro World blog, too.

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Ramblin" Jan

Lord I was born a Ramblin’ JanTryin to make a livin and doin’ the best I canWhen it’s time for leavin I hope you’ll understandThat I was born a rambling Jan

Apologies to Richard Betts & the Allman Brothers... I figure maybe they'll forgive me if they ever happen to see this. There's a weak tie of sorts between us. Many years back, when they were just beginning to be recognized by the world, I was friends with a guy who rode bikes with a few of the Allman Brothers. I met them a few times, never rode with them unfortunately (would have been a fun thing to claim!). They're a bit older than I am so I'm sure I never registered in their minds as anything other than a skinny little kid who wanted to be a big kid. Ah well, if I'd known they were going to be so HUGE in years to come, maybe I'd have an autograph or a photo. Maybe not.